The Philip Richardson Collection of George III Copper Coins

George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Proof Penny, 1806 (late Soho), in gilt-copper, draped bust right with wreath of 11 leaves, brooch of 9 jewels, k · on lowest fold of striated shoulder drapery, date figures all perfect, rev. Britannia seated left on rock, single horizontal line below her left hand, rust spots on drapery over left leg, olive branch with 11 leaves and 3 berries, k and soho below, ship with no gunports, 2 stays from foremast to bowsprit, line flaw from second a in britannia to border, edge centre-grained, 18.98g/12h (BMC 1322 [KP 30]; Adams 51, this coin; S 3780). A few trifling marks, otherwise brilliant mint state, fully reflective fields, most attractive, rare [certified and graded NGC PF 66 Cameo] £1,000-£1,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Philip Richardson Collection of George III Copper Coins.

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Spink Auction 108, 7 March 1995, lot 637 [when sold with its contemporary metal shells]; C. Adams Collection, Spink Auction 164, 23 July 2003, lot 51